Lasker – Chigorin Lasker Chigorin Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1903.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Brighton Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Brighton"] [Site "?"] [Date "1903.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Chigorin"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.O-O {The Rice Gambit. White hopes to get an attack on the open e- file based on the pin he gets there after 8...Bxe5 9 Re1.} Bxe5 9.Re1 Qe7 10.c3 {White can't play 10 d4.} f3 {Black gives back some material to open up White's king positon.} 11.d4 Ne4 {Threatening 12...f2+ or 12...Qxh4.} 12.Rxe4 Bh2+ 13.Kxh2 Qxe4 {White has got some of his material back, but his king is exposed and Black's will be safe on g8.} 14.g3 O-O 15.Bf4 c6 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Qe1 Bf5 18.Qe7 Nd7 {Preparing to invade White's position by Rae8 and Re2+.} 19.Re1 cxd5 {An important move in Black's plan. If White doesn't capture, Black will have the e4 square to invade on.} 20.Bxd5 Nf6 {Because of Black's last move this gains a tempo. Now Black is ready for Rae8.} 21.Qxb7 Rae8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Be5 Bc8 {Getting out of the queen's way and deflecting White's queen from f7.} 24.Qc6 Qc2 {So it is the queen and not the rook that invades the seventh rank. It doesn't matter.} 25.Bxf7+ Kf8 {Now after 26 Bd6+ Kg7 White has run out of checks and 27 Bf4 Re2+ will mate him. The same happens after 26 Qd6+ Re7 27 Qd8+ Kxf7.} 0-1 [Event "Brighton"] [Site "?"] [Date "1903.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Chigorin"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.O-O {The Rice Gambit. White hopes to get an attack on the open e- file based on the pin he gets there after 8...Bxe5 9 Re1.} Bxe5 9.Re1 Qe7 10.c3 {White can't play 10 d4.} f3 {Black gives back some material to open up White's king positon.} 11.d4 Ne4 {Threatening 12...f2+ or 12...Qxh4.} 12.Rxe4 Bh2+ 13.Kxh2 Qxe4 {White has got some of his material back, but his king is exposed and Black's will be safe on g8.} 14.g3 O-O 15.Bf4 c6 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Qe1 Bf5 18.Qe7 Nd7 {Preparing to invade White's position by Rae8 and Re2+.} 19.Re1 cxd5 {An important move in Black's plan. If White doesn't capture, Black will have the e4 square to invade on.} 20.Bxd5 Nf6 {Because of Black's last move this gains a tempo. Now Black is ready for Rae8.} 21.Qxb7 Rae8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Be5 Bc8 {Getting out of the queen's way and deflecting White's queen from f7.} 24.Qc6 Qc2 {So it is the queen and not the rook that invades the seventh rank. It doesn't matter.} 25.Bxf7+ Kf8 {Now after 26 Bd6+ Kg7 White has run out of checks and 27 Bf4 Re2+ will mate him. The same happens after 26 Qd6+ Re7 27 Qd8+ Kxf7.} 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.